SB2014072904 - Input validation error in Transmission
Published: July 29, 2014 Updated: August 4, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014072904
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4909)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Integer overflow in the tr_bitfieldEnsureNthBitAlloced function in bitfield.c in Transmission before 2.84 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted peer message, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://inertiawar.com/submission.go
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135539.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00011.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59897
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60108
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60527
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2988
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/11/5
- http://www.osvdb.org/108997
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68487
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2279-1
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=516822
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118290
- https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-2.84
- https://twitter.com/benhawkes/statuses/484378151959539712